Background
Willem Schermerhorn was born on 17 December 1894 in Akersloot in the Dutch Province of North Holland. He grew up in a Protestant family of farmers.
cartographer politician prime minister university professor civil engineer
Willem Schermerhorn was born on 17 December 1894 in Akersloot in the Dutch Province of North Holland. He grew up in a Protestant family of farmers.
Delft University of Technology.
He served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1945 until 1946. He was the first Prime Minister after World World War World War II He became professor at the Delft University of Technology on 7 September 1926. Schermerhorn remained professor until 1944, when he was removed by the German occupational forces because of his activities in the Dutch resistance.
He was interned by the German occupational forces as a hostage in Sint-Michielsgestel from May 1942 until December 1943.
After he was removed as professor in 1944 Schermerhorn went into hiding to avoid being taken prisoner by the German occupational forces. Politics
On 24 June 1945 he became Prime Minister of the cabinet Schermerhorn/Drees, the first cabinet after World World War World War II Schermerhorn was the first Dutch Prime Minister who appointed civil servants with a political background, people like Koos Vorrink and Hendrik Brugmans (nicknamed "The Schermerboys").
After his parliamentarian career ended he became director of the International Training Center for Aerial Survey in 1951 (until 1969). Personal life
Wim Schermerhorn died on 10 March 1977 in Haarlem he was 82.
He was killed during the Stalinist purges in 1937.
Decorations.
According to Harry W. Laidler, the government under Schermerhorn"s premiership "achieved important results in the fields of labor, finance, housing, old age pensions, and the social services." In 1956 he became member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Knight – Order of the Netherlands Lion Grand Officer – Order of Orange-Nassau.
Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences]
After the elections of 1946 he became a member of parliament, as a member of the social-democratic Labour Party. He remained a member of parliament until 1951.
